This is a list of Norwegian literature authors in the order of their year of birth. The century assignment is the period of their most significant works.

17th century

Dorothe Engelbretsdotter (1634–1713)
Petter Dass (1647–1707)

18th century

Povel Juel (1673–1723)
Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754)
Christian Braunmann Tullin (1728–1765)
Johan Herman Wessel (1742–1785)
Johan Nordahl Brun (1745–1816)
Johan Vibe (1746–1782)
Edvard Storm (1749–1794)
Jonas Rein (1760–1842)
Jens Zetlitz (1761–1821)

19th century

Henrik Anker Bjerregaard (1792–1842)
Maurits Hansen (1794–1842)
Johan Sebastian Welhaven (1807–1873)
Henrik Wergeland (1808–1845)
Andreas Munch (1811–1884)
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812–1885)
Jørgen Moe (1813–1882)
Camilla Collett (1813–1895)
Ivar Aasen (1813–1896)
Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818–1870)
Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906)
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832–1910)
Jonas Lie (1833–1908)
Kristian Elster d.e. (1841–1881)
Amalie Skram (1846–1905)
Nordahl Rolfsen (1848–1928)
Alexander Kielland (1849–1906)
Arne Garborg (1851–1924)
Christian Krohg (1852–1925)
Jacob Breda Bull (1853–1930)
Hans Jæger (1854–1910)
Per Sivle (1857–1904)
Gunnar Heiberg (1857–1929)
Jens Tvedt (1857–1935)
Knut Hamsun (1859–1952)
Anders Hovden (1860–1943)
Rasmus Løland (1861–1907)
Rudolf Muus (1862–1935)
Hans Aanrud (1863–1953)
Nils Collett Vogt (1864–1937)
Hans E. Kinck (1865–1926)
Sigbjørn Obstfelder (1866–1900)
Tryggve Andersen (1866–1920)
Regine Normann (1867–1939)
Thomas Krag (1868–1913)
Bernt Lie (1868–1916)
Hjalmar Christensen (1869–1925)
Peter Egge (1869–1959)

20th century

Andreas Jynge (1870–1955)
Nils Kjær (1870–1924)
Vilhelm Krag (1871–1933)
Sven Moren (1871–1938)
Johan Bojer (1872–1959)
Nini Roll Anker (1873–1942)
Gabriel Scott (1874–1958)
Ragnhild Jølsen (1875–1908)
Olav Duun (1876–1939)
Kristofer Uppdal (1878–1961)
Johan Falkberget (1879–1967)
Cora Sandel (1880–1974)
Oskar Braaten (1881–1929)
Kristian Elster d.y. (1881–1947)
Marie Hamsun (1881–1969)
Sigrid Undset (1882–1949)
Olav Aukrust (1883–1929)
Olaf Benneche (1883–1931)
Olaf Bull (1883–1933)
Olav Nygard (1884–1924)
Sven Elvestad (1884–1934)
Olav Gullvåg (1885–1961)
Alf Larsen (1885–1967)
Magnhild Haalke (1885–1984)
Herman Wildenvey (1886–1959)
Tore Ørjasæter (1886–1968)
Arthur Omre (1887–1967)
Helge Krog (1889–1962)
Aslaug Vaa (1889–1965)
Arnulf Øverland (1889–1968)
Sigurd Hoel (1890–1960)
Inge Krokann (1893–1962)
Trygve Gulbranssen (1894–1962)
Mikkjel Fønhus (1894–1973)
Ronald Fangen (1895–1946)
Ingeborg Refling Hagen (1895–1989)
Gunnar Reiss-Andersen (1896–1964)
Astrid Tollefsen (1897–1973)
Ola Viker (1897–1972)
Tarjei Vesaas (1897–1970)
Emil Boyson (1897–1979)
Ernst Orvil (1898–1985)
Odd Hølaas (1898–1968)
Aksel Sandemose (1899–1965)
Gunnar Larsen (1900–1958)
Einar Skjæraasen (1900–1966)
Gunnar Emil Garfors (1900–1979)
Rudolf Nilsen (1901–1929)
Lars Berg (1901–1969)
Nordahl Grieg (1902–1943)
Johan Borgen (1902–1979)
Egil Rasmussen (1903–1964)
Ragnvald Skrede (1904–1983)
Inger Hagerup (1905–1985)
Torborg Nedreaas (1906–1987)
Kåre Fasting (1907–1983)
Rolf Jacobsen (1907–1994)
Halldis Moren Vesaas (1907–1995)
Odd Bang-Hansen (1908–1984)
Elisabeth Dored (1908–1972)
Olav H. Hauge (1908–1994)
Nils Johan Rud (1908–1993)
Kristian Kristiansen (1909–1980)
Claes Gill (1910–1973)
Torolf Elster (1911–2006)
Sigurd Evensmo (1912–1978)
Thorbjørn Egner (1912–1990)
Magli Elster (1912–1993)
Odd Eidem (1913–1988)
Alf Prøysen (1914–1970)
Astrid Hjertenæs Andersen (1915–1985)
Agnar Mykle (1915–1994)
Carl Fredrik Engelstad (1915–1996)
Tor Jonsson (1916–1951)
Kåre Holt (1916–1997)
Ebba Haslund (1917–2009)
André Bjerke (1918–1985)
Hans Børli (1918–1989)
Johannes Heggland (1919–2008)
Richard Herrmann (1919–2010)
Anne-Catharina Vestly (1920–2008)
Jens Bjørneboe (1920–1976)
Kjell Aukrust (1920–2002)
Ragnhild Magerøy (1920–2010)
Gunvor Hofmo (1921–1995)
Terje Stigen (1922–2010)
Paal Brekke (1923–1993)
Arnljot Eggen (1923–2009)
Odd Abrahamsen (1924–2001)
Finn Carling (1925–2004)
Bergljot Hobæk Haff (1925–2016)
Anker Rogstad (1925–1994)
Marie Takvam (1926–2008)
Vera Henriksen (1927–2016)
Erling Christie (1928–1996)
Gunnar Bull Gundersen (1929–1993)
Kjell Askildsen (1929–2021)
Gerd Grønvold Saue (1930-2022)
Torfinn Haukås (1931–1993)
Georg Johannesen (1931–2005)
Finn Alnæs (1932–1991)
Arvid Hanssen (1932–1998)
Axel Jensen (1932–2003)
Kolbein Falkeid (1933–2021)
Johan Fredrik Grøgaard (born 1934)
Stein Mehren (1935–2017)
Bjørg Vik (1935–2018)
Øystein Lønn (1936–2022)
Fredrik Skagen (1936–2017)
Arild Nyquist (1937–2004)
Karsten Alnæs (born 1938)
Willy Martinussen (born 1938)
Anne Karin Elstad (1938–2012)
Hans Herbjørnsrud (born 1938)
Tor Obrestad (1938–2020)
Tor Åge Bringsværd (born 1939)
Jan Erik Vold (born 1939)
Einar Økland (born 1940)
Gerd Brantenberg (born 1941)
Knut Faldbakken (born 1941)
Dag Solstad (born 1941)
Tove Lie (1942–2000)
Herbjørg Wassmo (born 1942)
Tor Edvin Dahl (born 1943)
Torill Thorstad Hauger (1943–2014)
Jon Bing (1944–2014)
Kjartan Fløgstad (born 1944)
Ingar Knudtsen (born 1944)
Jon Michelet (1944–2018)
Espen Haavardsholm (born 1945)
Paal-Helge Haugen (born 1945)
Liv Køltzow (born 1945)
Britt Karin Larsen (born 1945)
Øyvind Myhre (born 1945)
Klaus Hagerup (1946–2018)
Per Jan Ingebrigtsen (born 1946)
Gunnar Staalesen (born 1947)
Toril Brekke (born 1949)
Edvard Hoem (born 1949)
Kaj Skagen (born 1949)
Thor Sørheim (born 1949)
Karin Sveen (born 1948)
Alf R. Jacobsen (born 1950)
Tomm Kristiansen (born 1950)
Steinar Løding (born 1950)
Per Knutsen (born 1951)
Steinar Lem (1951–2009)
Cecilie Løveid (born 1951)
Mari Osmundsen (born 1951)
Torild Wardenær (born 1951)
Ketil Bjørnstad (born 1952)
Jostein Gaarder (born 1952)
Jo Eggen (born 1952)
Ragnar Hovland (born 1952)
Tove Nilsen (born 1952)
Lars Amund Vaage (born 1952)
Per Petterson (born 1952)
Lars Saabye Christensen (born 1953)
Tore Elias Hoel (born 1953)
Jan Kjærstad (born 1953)
Tor Ulven (1953–1995)
Karin Fossum (born 1954)
Roy Jacobsen (born 1954)
Torgeir Schjerven (born 1954)
Thorvald Steen (born 1954)
Terje Dragseth (born 1955)
Ingvar Ambjørnsen (born 1956)
Olav Rune Ekeland Bastrup (born 1956)
Rune Belsvik (born 1956)
Jan Knudsen (born 1957)
Unni Lindell (born 1957)
Anne B. Ragde (born 1957)
Finn Øglænd (born 1957)
Pål H. Christiansen (born 1958)
Torgrim Eggen (born 1958)
Anne Holt (born 1958)
Tom Egeland (born 1959)
Jon Fosse (born 1959)
Vigdis Hjorth (born 1959)
Ove Røsbak (born 1959)
Oystein Alme (born 1960)
Frode Grytten (born 1960)
Jo Nesbø (born 1960)
Tomas Espedal (born 1961)
Knut Nærum (born 1961)
Gro Dahle (born 1962)
Elin Brodin (born 1963)
Geir Gulliksen (born 1963)
Liv Heløe (born 1963)
Terje Holtet Larsen (born 1963)
Merethe Lindstrøm (born 1963)
Levi Henriksen (born 1964)
Nikolaj Frobenius (born 1965)
Erik Fosnes Hansen (born 1965)
Øyvind Rimbereid (born 1966)
Linn Ullmann (born 1966)
Trude Brænne Larssen (born 1967)
Karl Ove Knausgård (born 1968)
Erlend Loe (born 1969)
Hanne Ørstavik (born 1969)

21st century

Carl Frode Tiller (born 1970)
Ari Behn (1972–2019)
Bertrand Besigye (born 1972)
Pedro Carmona-Alvarez (born 1972)
Henrik H. Langeland (born 1972)
Tore Renberg (born 1972)
Matias Faldbakken (born 1973)
Gunnhild Øyehaug (born 1975)
Ingeborg Arvola (born 1975)
Endre Lund Eriksen (born 1977)
Mette Karlsvik (born 1978)
Johan Harstad (born 1979)
Helga Flatland (born 1984)
Karoline Brændjord (born 1990)
Bente Lyon

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

21st century

See also